WWII War Birds - pics and video

[Dark Alley Dan]

The Avro Anson:

Trainer, light bomber, coastal patroller, general dogsbody:

Many of you will have seen pictures of the Ansons mating. Not uncommon, as they were an indiscrete aircraft...

...and were not afraid to attempt mating with larger aircraft when necessity demanded it.

Postwar, they were a moderately successful light freighter/passenger type, particualrly here and in Australia.

Mr. Tommy Fox of Associated Airways was the sole creator and operator of the "clipped wing" version of the Anson, GF-EKO, operating out of Edmonton. In 1945, he landed badly at Ft. Chip and tore 9-ish feet off the end of the starboard wing. At -50c, he trimmed the other to match, faired the ends over, and flew (at full power the whole way) nearly as fat as Ft. Mac, but ran low on fuel and had to land on the Athabasca. Fuel was flown to him and he continued on to Ft. Mac, then Edmonton.

There are fifteen still about in various stares of repair. At least one still flies:

 

[Ganderite]

Did those planes have cabin heat? My Mooney had heat extracted from the exhaust. Very effective.

 

[wbaad]

Did those planes have cabin heat? My Mooney had heat extracted from the exhaust. Very effective.

I believe the Canadian ones did. Excellent way to make use of what would be wasted heat. Dc-3 has exhaust heat and janitrol as primary (like the old Volkswagens).

 

[sail32]

For those who want to buy an Avro Anson;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...zens-post-war-aircraft-just-3million-lot.html

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

The Anson't pretty, but I think I'd love a Chipmunk.

The Rapide, though. What a pretty, pretty airplane.

 

[diopter]

Little known aircraft, the AR-2, 200 or so made. They decide to mass produce the Pe-2 instead.
http://en.avia.pro/blog/samolet-ar-2

 

[stevebc]

The Anson't pretty, but I think I'd love a Chipmunk.

The Rapide, though. What a pretty, pretty airplane.

And not just the Rapide, look at the DH88 Comet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.88

Google images for this one, there are better pics than the small one in the wiki link I gave.

 

[nugunner]

And not just the Rapide, look at the DH88 Comet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.88

Google images for this one, there are better pics than the small one in the wiki link I gave.

I saw one in England many years ago, when I was Old Sarum for an airshow. I've always liked de Havilland aircraft and their lines. I think their are still several Rapides and Dragon Rapides flying in the UK.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

de Havilland almost never stepped wrong. Nearly everything they built was lovely to look at.

The DH Express:

The Albatross - one of the few things on the planet on the same aesthetic level as the Lockheed Constellation and Ms. Sophia Loren:

The Hornet - horny little sister of the Mosquito:

The acceptable Flamingo:

Nice looking aircraft.

 

[bush1]

de Havilland almost never stepped wrong. Nearly everything they built was lovely to look at.

The only ugly duckling was the Dove. My fathers boss had one as a company aircraft in the early 60's.

 

[RifleDude]

Ohh those Russians!!

 

[diopter]

WWII vintage Swedish J22s

 

[diopter]

Saab B17, No not that B17, the other B17.

 

[diopter]

French Arsenal VB-10 .Very late WWII.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

These days, most cars look much the same. It's a function of aerodynamic efficiency, I guess.

Ditto many 2 or 3 seater WW2 era recce/bombing aircraft. That SAAB looks an awful like many other aircraft, and on floats, very Aichi, or Kingfisherish. Just so many ways to cram three guys into an airplane that does what these did.

 

[Sharps '63]

Put it on trike gear and you've got the Martin Baker.

French Arsenal VB-10 .Very late WWII.

 

[TheNewfieBullet]

I went to the Air and Space museum about 7 years ago. I found a few of my pictures from the time, and here is one of my favorites.

Here is the wing section of a HE-162 just sitting out for all to see. I wonder if they have it out front now or if its hidden away.

 

[dryfire]

Put it on trike gear and you've got the Martin Baker.

Looks like the MB5 , but it was a also a tail dragger.

 

[Sharps '63]

I sit corrected! The MB5 - a marriage between the P-51 and the Spitfire. One of the most beautiful aircraft ever.

Looks like the MB5 , but it was a also a tail dragger.

 

[Suputin]

I sit corrected! The MB5 - a marriage between the P-51 and the Spitfire. One of the most beautiful aircraft ever.

Not exactly what I'd call beautiful

Supemarine did make a version of the Spitfire with a laminar flow wing like the Mustang. It was called the Spiteful.